For those who may not have the names and contact info of the latest
(as of November 2008) members of the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors, here is a handy list that you may wish to save and print
out.
"Many of our fellow citizens no longer have the tolerant souls and
morals of free men and women. They have the souls and morals of
busybodies and petty tyrants who want to run their neighbors' lives."
-Edward L. Hudgins (Cato Institute)
Unfortunately it's pretty much a given that members of the Board hear
regularly from San Franciscans who fall into the busybody or petty
tyrant categories. So please be sure they hear from those of us who
love liberty too! In local politics especially, a few constituent
calls and emails can make a real difference. Know which district you
live in (you can find out by checking the map at http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4385)
and when contacting the Supervisor for your district, be sure to let
him/her know you live in the district (but don't hesitate to call up
the other 10 as well).
If you program their numbers into your phone, it's easy to make a
call or two while waiting for the bus, sitting in traffic, etc. Of
course it's best if you can urge a vote for or against specific
legislation when calling and bolster your position with some good
facts, but it also helps even if you just call up and say "I want
Supervisor ____ to introduce legislation to [pick one or more]
decriminalize prostitution / lower parking taxes / tell the SFPD to
stop cooperating with the DEA / urge Congress and the Obama
administration to pass marriage equality legislation / uphold SF's
sanctuary city status for immigrants / cut the salaries of officials
making over $100,000 a year / end gun control / condemn the War on
Drugs / etc."
“It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate,
tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds
of men.”
-Samuel Adams (community organizer)
Lobby early, lobby often, and have fun!
Love & Liberty,
((( starchild )))